Earth Sculpture; Or, The Origin of Land-forms |
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... LAND - FORMS DUE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO IGNEOUS ACTION . Plutonic and Volcanic Rocks - Deformation of Surface caused by Intrusions - Laccoliths of Henry Mountains - Volcanoes , Structure and Form of Mud - cones - Geysers - Fissure ...
... LAND - FORMS DUE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO IGNEOUS ACTION . Plutonic and Volcanic Rocks - Deformation of Surface caused by Intrusions - Laccoliths of Henry Mountains - Volcanoes , Structure and Form of Mud - cones - Geysers - Fissure ...
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... Surface produced by Glacial Action . CHAPTER XII LAND - FORMS MODIFIED BY OLIAN ACTION . Insolation and Deflation in the Sahara - Forms assumed by Gran- itoid Rocks and Horizontal and Inclined Strata - Reduction of Land- surface to a ...
... Surface produced by Glacial Action . CHAPTER XII LAND - FORMS MODIFIED BY OLIAN ACTION . Insolation and Deflation in the Sahara - Forms assumed by Gran- itoid Rocks and Horizontal and Inclined Strata - Reduction of Land- surface to a ...
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... Land - surface— Subordinate Influence of Marine Erosion . CHAPTER XVI CLASSIFICATION OF LAND - FORMS Plains of Accumulation and of Erosion - Plateaux of Accumulation and Erosion - Hills and Mountains : Original or Tectonic , and Sub ...
... Land - surface— Subordinate Influence of Marine Erosion . CHAPTER XVI CLASSIFICATION OF LAND - FORMS Plains of Accumulation and of Erosion - Plateaux of Accumulation and Erosion - Hills and Mountains : Original or Tectonic , and Sub ...
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... land has resulted from the action of forces that are still in operation , and by observation and reasoning the history of the various phases in the evolution of surface - features can be unfolded . No doubt the evidence is sometimes ...
... land has resulted from the action of forces that are still in operation , and by observation and reasoning the history of the various phases in the evolution of surface - features can be unfolded . No doubt the evidence is sometimes ...
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... land - surface , entering abundantly into the composition of low grounds and mountains alike . Most of these derivatives are sedimentary accumula- tions , and very many are charged with the remains of animals and plants . By noting the ...
... land - surface , entering abundantly into the composition of low grounds and mountains alike . Most of these derivatives are sedimentary accumula- tions , and very many are charged with the remains of animals and plants . By noting the ...
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accumulation Alpine Alps anticlines basalt base-level basins become beds boulder-clay Carboniferous character cirques cliffs coast-lines coasts configuration Cretaceous crust crustal movements crystalline débris denudation deposits depressions depth detritus direction dislocations drainage elevation epigene epigene action epigene agents eroded escarpments feet fiords flow fluvio-glacial fluvio-glacial deposits folds gently geological structure glacial action glacial erosion glaciers gradually ground-moraines hills hollows horizontal strata ice-flow ice-sheet igneous rocks inclined indented infrequently irregular islands joints kind laccoliths lakes land land-forms land-surface lava less limestone low grounds materials mer de glace modified moraines mountain-chain mountain-valleys mountains névé normal faults Old Red Sandstone outcrops owe their origin plain of erosion plateau regions relatively result ridges rock-basins rock-masses sand Sandstone schistose schists Section sediment slopes Southern Uplands strata streams and rivers superficial surface surface-features synclinal tectonic tend thickness tion tracts traversed underground undulating usually valleys vertical volcanic wind